Deonta Hicks v. Eric Miller

USCA4 Appeal: 25-6125 Doc: 9 Filed: 08/01/2025 Pg: 1 of 3 UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25-6125 DEONTA JEROME HICKS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. ERIC MILLER, Unit Manager, Defendant - Appellee and RICK WHITE, Warden, Red Onion State Prison; CLARKE, Safety Officer, Red Onion State Prison; KEITH ALMARODE, Food Service Supervisor, Red Onion State Prison; STACY DAY, Unit Manager, Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Pamela Meade Sargent, Magistrate Judge. (7:22-cv-00235-PMS) Submitted: July 29, 2025 Decided: August 1, 2025 Before KING, WYNN, and BERNER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. USCA4 Appeal: 25-6125 Doc: 9 Filed: 08/01/2025 Pg: 2 of 3 Deonta Jerome Hicks, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. 2 USCA4 Appeal: 25-6125 Doc: 9 Filed: 08/01/2025 Pg: 3 of 3 PER CURIAM: Deonta Jerome Hicks appeals the civil judgment entered following a jury trial before the magistrate judge 1 on the remaining claim in Hicks’ amended 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, as well as the magistrate judge’s earlier order granting Defendants partial summary judgment. 2 We have reviewed the record in conjunction with the issues raised on appeal and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the appealed-from judgment and the prior order granting, in part, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. See Hicks v. Miller, No. 7:22-cv-00235-PMS (W.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2024 & Jan. 28, 2025). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 1 Despite Hicks’ claim to the contrary on appeal, the record shows that the parties consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). 2 We deny Hicks’ motion for the appointment of counsel on appeal. 3